LIVE: Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Addresses US Joint Session of Congress | US Capitol | N18G

LIVE: Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Addresses US Joint Session of Congress | US Capitol | Israel Palestine Conflict | CNBC TV18 Israel’s embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address a joint meeting of Congress on Wednesday, an event that is expected to draw crowds of protesters and provide a sharp contrast between the United States’ two political parties in their evolving approach to one of America’s closest allies. Netanyahu comes to Capitol Hill at a fraught time in both Israeli and American politics. Already a divisive figure before Hamas’s cross-border Oct. 7 attack that left some 1,200 Israelis dead and ignited the war in the Gaza Strip, Netanyahu faces a growing tide of dissent at home, where two-thirds of the Israeli public want to see him leave office. Netanyahu’s speech Wednesday before Congress, in response to an invitation initially extended by House Speaker Mike Johnson alone, presents an uncomfortable moment for Democrats, who remain divided in their opinions of the